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NCI Group, Inc

Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified — Amputations — LITHIA SPRINGS, GEORGIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at NCI Group, Inc in LITHIA SPRINGS, GEORGIA
Employer NCI Group, Inc Report ID 2020021718
Address 2280 Monier Avenue City, State ZIP LITHIA SPRINGS, GEORGIA 30122
Event Date February 21, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Leg(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
Industry (NAICS) 332312 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.76000, -84.64000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating an overhead crane to move a coil to a staging rack. After setting the coil down next to another coil, the employee did not move the chain, which was caught between the two coils. When the employee went to move the crane with the lodged chain, the coil became unstable and began to fall. The employee stepped out onto the staging rack to stabilize the coil with his hands. The coil was too heavy and fell onto the rack and the employee's right and left legs. As a result, the employee suffered amputation of the left leg and a fracture to the right leg.

Incident Summary

On February 21, 2020, a worker at NCI Group, Inc in LITHIA SPRINGS, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the leg(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified, with reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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